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Miško Stanišić,
Director
Member of the Delegation of the Republic of Serbia in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

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Nevena Bajalica,
Programme Manager
Member of the Delegation of the Republic of Serbia in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).

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Terraforming is an independent non-governmental and non-profit organization from Novi Sad in Serbia founded in 2008, with partners, contributors, associates, and project activities all across Europe.

Terraforming develops educational methodologies and teaching materials, combining best practices in contemporary pedagogy with new-media technologies while facilitating multidisciplinary cross-sectoral international project cooperation and exchange.

About Us

Terraforming improves teaching and learning about the Holocaust and counters antisemitism and antigypsyism by developing innovative teaching methods and materials that blend contemporary pedagogy with new media. It fosters international, cross-sector collaboration and knowledge exchange to strengthen impact and reach.

Terraforming creates training programs, organizes international exchanges, and leads public outreach initiatives to support educators, librarians, archivists, museum professionals, NGO workers, and community leaders. Its work informs local communities and influences decision-makers and policymakers.

Founded in 2008 and based in Novi Sad, Serbia, Terraforming counters Holocaust distortion and the abuse of history while promoting human rights, inclusion, and tolerance. The organization tackles discrimination, prejudice, and xenophobia by challenging stereotypes and debunking historical myths.

With more than 15 years of experience, Terraforming is a recognized leader in raising awareness and educating about the Holocaust and antisemitism in the Balkans and Southeast Europe.

Mission Statement

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Mission

Terraforming promotes human rights, diversity, and tolerance, combating discrimination, intolerance, antisemitism, antigypsyism, and all forms of xenophobia while debunking bias, myths, prejudice, and stereotypes. Terraforming designs training programs, facilitate the international exchange of experiences and best practices, and produces various public outreach activities to empower multipliers such as teachers, librarians, archivists, museum workers, NGO activists, and to inform local communities, decisions, and policymakers, as well as other stakeholders.

To and from Serbia

Terraforming facilitates cooperation and exchange between institutional partners from Serbia with relevant partners around Europe and around the World. In Serbia, Terraforming promotes education about the Holocaust, a stronger culture of remembrance, protection of endangered authentic Holocaust sites, and contributes to addressing distortion and manipulation of history. On the other side, internationally, Terraforming contributes to raising awareness and better knowledge about Serbian history and culture, available archival materials, research, achievements, and ideas of experts and creators from Serbia.

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Pedagogical Approach

Terraforming strives to follow the educational guidelines of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), the educational philosophy of the International School for Holocaust Studies Yad Vashem, UNESCO recommendations on education about the Holocaust, ODIHR and UNESCO guidelines for educators and policymakers on addressing antisemitism, ODIHR recommendations and guidelines for education about Human Rights and countering various forms of intolerance and discrimination, as well as the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education EDC/HRE.

Expertise

Terraforming has longstanding expertise in developing and writing grant proposals with a proven track record of successful applications to major international funding institutions. With its large network among cultural and educational institutions, scholars, experts, NGOs, and other stakeholders around Europe, Terraforming sets up cross-sectoral international project cooperations and exchanges.

Administrative and registration data

LEGAL NAME

English: Terraforming
Serbian: Тераформинг

OFFICIAL ADDRESS (Business Postal Address)

Balzakova 16
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

VISITING ADDRESS (Novi Sad Office)

Ise Bajića 6 / 1
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

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LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES

Milenko Stanišić
Nevena Bajalica
E-mail: Contact Form

REGISTRATION DATA

Legal Status: Non-profit association (NGO)
Registration (Matični br.): 28024410
Registration date: 04.07.2010
Tax Registration (PIB): 106791153

INTERNATIONAL ID DATA

(EU) PIC: 932179022
(EU) OID: E10254261
(EU) PADOR: RS-2013-BIL-1704863652

DUNS: 538216634
NCAGE: A0VLS
(sam.gov) UEI: GZL4SMK3DLD8

BANK ACCOUNT

ACCOUNT: 170-30014538000-71 (for RSD payments)
IBAN: RS35170003001453800168 (for EURO payments)
IBAN: RS35170003001453801332 (for USD payments)
 SWIFT: BACXRSBG
BANK: Unicredit Bank Serbia JSC
ADDRESS: Rajićeva 27, Beograd 11000, Serbia

DOCUMENTS

Complete: Registration and Statute certified (English)

2023 Statute (Serbian) + Statute (English)

Proof of Registration (Serbian & English)

Tax Registration (Serbian & English)

Official name change from Terraforming South to Terraforming

REGISTER OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Registration nr. 16/2020 in The Records of the Organizers of Volunteer Programs by The Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Social Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, from December 18, 2020.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Financial Statements are public and available online on the Serbian Business Registers Agency SBRA (Agencija za privredne registre APR) website, in the Register of Financial Statements – in line with the Law on Accounting of the Republic Serbia.

Team

Ljiljana Ćumura

Ljiljana Ćumura holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Novi Sad. She has pursued further training in peace education, mediation, project management, as well as youth work and community development in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Poland, and Malta. Her research focuses on participatory action learning, restorative practices, various aspects of education (including educational policy and teaching methodology), and migration studies. With over 20 years of experience in the international, non-governmental, and public sectors, Ljiljana has received numerous awards in the fields of journalism, art, youth work, victimology, and education.

Jelena Jovanović is a project manager and educator with extensive experience in the fields of culture, education, and media. She holds a master’s degree in literary studies from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad. Throughout her career, she has developed professionally in educational program design, librarianship, project management, and international cooperation, combining creativity with analytical precision in her work.

She has been involved in numerous cultural and media projects, collaborating with museums, cultural institutions, and civil society organizations, and contributing to strengthening the capacities of community media. As a Serbian language instructor in Poland, she is dedicated to innovative teaching methods and fostering intercultural dialogue. She believes in the power of dialogue, collaboration, and education as key drivers of social change.

Jovana Savić graduated in Serbian Language and Literature with South Slavic Languages at the Faculty of Philology University of Belgrade. During her master’s studies, she focused on analyzing the connection between factography and fiction in Serbian literature about the Holocaust in the second half of the 20th century. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Serbian literature at the same university.

Her current research focuses on sexual violence against women during the Holocaust, camp brothels, forced prostitution in the camps and trauma as a long-term psychological consequence for the victims.
Jovana actively participates in international projects dedicated to Holocaust education. The aim of her work is to highlight how literature can serve as a significant and relevant medium for the culture of remembrance and for understanding historical truths that are often marginalized.

She speaks English, Catalan and Spanish, and is currently improving her Brazilian Portuguese.

Nemanja Stevanović is a journalist and communication expert from Niš with over a decade of experience in media and content production. He has worked for BBC News Serbian, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Evropska kuća in Belgrade, specializing in storytelling, video production, and social media. His work focuses on human rights, marginalized groups, and public interest topics, often bridging local and international perspectives.

He is a member of the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia and is completing his degree in Serbian Studies at the University of Niš. He lives and works in Belgrade.

Steering Committee

Milan Koljanin

Historian, Head of the Department for Collection and Professional Processing of Materials, Research, Library and Archives of the “Staro Sajmište” Memorial Center, long-term senior associate at the Institute for Contemporary History in Belgrade, member of the delegation of the Republic of Serbia to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Director of the Scientific Center of the “Svetozar Marković” University Library in Belgrade, literary theorist and literary critic. Fields of interest: digital humanities, cultural theory, Serbian literature about the Holocaust and suffering in the Second World War. Intercultural competences.

Julia Bala

Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. Fields of interest: intergenerational consequences of trauma, impact of violent migration on parent-child relationships, trauma in refugee children and families.

Policy

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Gender equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Terraforming is committed to promoting gender equality, diversity and inclusion and eliminating discrimination. The Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy has been developed to define a framework of conduct and provide guidance to our members, management, employees, volunteers and associates. We aim to ensure that all segments of society are represented in our ranks and to ensure an atmosphere of respect and equality for each of our members, employees, volunteers and associates.

Terraforming is committed to ensuring that a gender perspective and the achievement of gender equality are central to all activities – from long-term organizational development strategies, research, social dialogue, resource allocation, procurement, planning, implementation and monitoring of our programs and projects.

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Anti-corruption and procurement policy

In order to maintain high professional and ethical standards in its work, as well as to contribute to the fight against corruption, Terraforming continuously works to strengthen work ethics and culture, standardize work processes in the organization, as well as improve working methods and routines. Guided by the recommendations of the international organization Transparency International and their definition of corruption and ways to combat and report corruption, Terraforming has developed and adopted specific rules.

Child protection Policy

Terraforming is committed to creating and maintaining an adequate learning environment, as well as preventing child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of abuse and exploitation of children.

With the aim of raising awareness, preventing abuse and exploitation of children, helping children, encouraging reporting and quick response to any form and any case of proven, alleged or attempted exploitation or abuse of children, within the framework of our work and influence and in accordance with the nature of the work, board members, employees, volunteers, associates and all other participants in our activities must be familiar with the regulations on working with children.

In accordance with the Strategy of the Council of Europe on the Rights of the Child, the European Convention on Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the National Strategy for the Protection of Children and the Prevention of Violence of the Republic of Serbia, the General and Special Protocol for the Protection of Children and Students from Violence, Neglect and Abuse in Educational Institutions developed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Terraforming has developed its own regulations on working with children.